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Ismay, Joseph Bruce ( 1862–1937 ), shipowner, was born at Enfield House, Great Crosby, near Liverpool, on 12 December 1862, the eldest son in a family of nine children of Thomas Henry Ismay (1837–1899), shipowner and founder of the White Star Line, and his wife, Margaret (1838–1907), daughter of Luke Bruce. He was educated at a local ...
12 de ago. de 2011 · Bruce Ismay was handsome, well-educated and well-dressed, and enjoyed cosmopolitan pleasures, but he had few close friendships and his marriage quickly grew estranged.
Excerpted from “The White Star Line; An Illustrated History 1869-1934” J. Bruce Ismay at the time of the disaster, as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line, was held to blame for the loss of the Titanic by the American press; especially those controlled by William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper magnate and one of the richest and most powerful men in America.
12 de mar. de 2022 · J. Bruce Ismay made controversial decisions during the building of the Titanic and during the trip (that, of course, if he truly pressured the captain to speed up), and the rest of his life was marked by the tragedy at a deeper level as he (according to family friends) continued to “torment himself” with speculation over how the sinking of ...
12 de dez. de 2020 · Added: Oct 4, 2002. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6820958. Source citation. Titanic Survivor, Businessman. He was born in Liverpool, the eldest son of Thomas Henry Ismay, the owner of the White Star steamship company. He was educated at Elstree and Harrow. In 1888, he married Julia Florence Schieffelin of New York, the heiress to a pharmaceutical ...
United States Senate Inquiry Day 1 Testimony of Joseph Bruce Ismay (Mr. J. Bruce Ismay, being duly sworn by the chairman, testified as follows:)Senator SMITH. Mr. Ismay, for the purpose of simplifying this hearing, I will ask you a few preliminary questions.
